News Archive

Development Gateway Foundation Announces High-Tech Winner

Award Ceremony to be Held at ITU Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong WASHINGTON (November 29, 2006) - The Development Gateway Foundation will announce next week the winner of the 2006 Development Gateway...

Published on November 29, 2006

Bolivia to Implement the Aid Management Platform

The government of Bolivia will implement the Development Gateway Foundation’s Aid Management Platform (AMP) as part of a national strategy to better manage international assistance. AMP is a Web-...

Published on October 19, 2006

Development Gateway Foundation Renews Partnership with Rwanda

The government of Rwanda and the Development Gateway Foundation have agreed to extend their cooperative agreement for an additional three years, to consolidate and strengthen the position of Rwanda...

Published on October 17, 2006

Switzerland Commits $1.45 Million to Internet Solutions for Developing Countries

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation will contribute $1.45 million over the next three years in support of the Development Gateway Foundation’s efforts to provide Internet solutions for...

Published on September 26, 2006

Tunisia to Put Government Contract Tenders on the Web

Deploying National e-Procurement System with Support from Development Gateway Foundation, Government of Italy, World Bank   The Government of Tunisia will deploy a new national procurement system...

Published on September 26, 2006

Youth Working to Reduce Corruption

     "This course must be obligatory for public functionaries," according to Jovany Santana, a participant from Fusagasuga, outside Bogota.  Colombia Some youth in Colombia are showing what their...

Published on September 19, 2006

Global Prize for IT Benefiting Youth in Developing Countries

The Development Gateway Foundation is calling for nominations for its US$100,000 prize for outstanding achievement in the use of information and communication technologies to improve lives in...

Published on June 20, 2006

Launch of Mexican Online Portal to Support National Development

The Mexican Council for Economic and Social Development (COMDES), in cooperation with the Internet Office of the President of Mexico and 30 other organizations, today launched a national web portal...

Published on May 18, 2006

World Bank Contributes $2 Million to Development Gateway Foundation

The World Bank has contributed $2 million to the Development Gateway Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides Internet-based solutions to strengthen governance and improve aid...

Published on May 11, 2006

International IT and Development Experts Join Development Gateway Board

Dr. Hisham El-Sherif of Egypt, Mr. Walter Fust of Switzerland and Mr. Dhanendra Kumar of India have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Development Gateway Foundation, an Internet-focused...

Published on May 08, 2006

China Joins dgMarket to Publish Tenders Internationally

China has begun publishing government tenders on dgMarket.com, the leading independent website aggregating government procurement information from 150 countries. dgMarket, created by the Development...

Published on April 11, 2006

dgMarket Online Information Service Extends Coverage to Include US Tenders; More than $500 Billion in Tenders Annually

The leading independent aggregator of government tender information online, dgMarket, has expanded coverage to include US Federal Government tender notices. The dgMarket service, which is a growing...

Published on April 04, 2006

Australian Mark Fleeton Appointed CEO of Development Gateway Foundation

Mr. Mark Fleeton has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Development Gateway Foundation, an independent spin-off of the World Bank. The Development Gateway’s mission is to leverage the...

Published on March 28, 2006

Getting Mozambique Online

Mozambique When basic information systems are lacking, it is not easy to make the most of a country’s resources and serve people in need. In Mozambique, a nation of 19 million people in southern...

Published on March 19, 2006

Morocco to Deploy Electronic Government Procurement System with Support of Development Gateway, Government of Italy and World Bank

The Government of Morocco has agreed to partner with the Development Gateway Foundation and the Government of Italy to deploy a new e-government system that will streamline public procurement...

Published on March 01, 2006

Francis Dogo To Lead Country Operations of Development Gateway

Mr. Francis. S. Dogo has been promoted to the position of Senior Director, Country Operations, of the Development Gateway Foundation. This is a new position created to reflect the Development Gateway...

Published on February 07, 2006

Virtual education software progress in India

Bangalore's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, which leads the Indian Government-funded Development Gateway ICT Research and Training Centre, has published a technical paper on building...

Published on January 09, 2006

Increasing Business by Going Online

     Most of the inquiries handled by Marvelous Batiks now come online. Above, Ms. Masawe displays samples of her beautiful textiles.  Tanzania In Tanzania, more than half the population lives on...

Published on October 19, 2005

Improving Aid Management in Ethiopia

       “Stronger systems for tracking and reporting aid help recipients and donors better manage resources for greater development impact.” Christopher Hall, Program Coordinator, HarmonizationThe...

Published on June 19, 2005

Development Gateway Helps Spur Development

     Jean Philbert Nsengimana is the manager of the Rwanda Country Gateway. He spoke with staff at Development Gateway in Washington to give them insights on the rapid progress of his organization....

Published on April 19, 2005